WOR 326- Sound of Worship

Course Instructor: Jonathan Lewis

Email: jlewis@cfni.org
Wed at 8:45-10 am
Jack Moore Hall
Fall 2017

Terms of Use

A student's continued enrollment in this course signifies acknowledgment of and

agreement with the statements, disclaimers, policies, and procedures outlined within this
syllabus and elsewhere in the CFNI environment. This Syllabus is a dynamic document.
Elements of the course structure (e.g., dates and topics covered, but not policies) may be
changed at the discretion of the professor.

Course Description:
This course will equip students to set-up and lead a worship ministry including
instrument training, building instrumental and vocal teams, physics of sound and the
basics of sound equipment, bringing a new sound, and multi-ethnic worship techniques.

Course Outline:


SESSION CONTENT ASSIGNMENTS

1.) Aug. 14 Aug. 18 Course Introduction: We will provide an overview

1.
of the course and introduce basic concepts

2.) Aug. 21 Aug. 25 Four Parts of Music 2.

3.) Aug. 28 Sept. 1 Continued 3.

4.) Sept. 4 Sept. 8 Continued 4.

5.) Sept. 11 Sept. 15 Nashville Number System 5.



6.) Sept. 18 Sept. 22 Continued 6.

7.) Sept. 25 Sept. 29 Continued 7.

8.) Oct. 2 Oct. 6 Continued 8. Mid-Term Exam

9.) Oct. 9 Oct. 13 Chord Formulas 9.

10.) Oct. 16 Oct. 20 Continued 10.

11.) Oct. 23 Oct. 27 Continued 11.

12.) Oct. 30 Nov. 3 Musical Styles 12.

13.) Nov. 6 Nov. 10 Continued 13.

14.) Nov. 13 Nov. 17 Continued

15.) Nov. 20 Nov. 24 No School Thanksgiving Break 14.

16.) Nov. 27 Dec. 1 Review 15.

17.) Dec. 4 Dec. 8 Final 16. .

Requirements for Credit:

Your grade will be determined by the following:

Mid-Term Exam 25%

Final Exam 25%
Completed Notebook 25%

Course Materials
Required Textbooks:
Worship Theology Notebook (CFN Bookstore)
Sound of Heaven, Symphony of Earth by Ray Hughes

Class Attendance
According to CFNI academic policy, attendance in class is considered a necessary factor
in the learning process. Therefore, absences for all reasons must be kept to a minimum
and should not exceed 25% of the total class time. Students are held responsible for all
academic work required or performed during their absence regardless of the reasons for
those absences. The policy further states that violations of the attendance policy could
result in the student receiving a grade of F.


Method of Instruction
Our method of instruction will be lecture with ample opportunity for and
encouragement to engage in group discussion. We will be examining some
potentially tender topics that will require discretion and commitment by each
student to keep any personal information that is shared in the room. These
discussions are often life-giving for several others who never speak.

Disabilities
The student has the responsibility of informing the course instructor of any disabling
condition that will require modification to avoid discrimination. Christ for the Nations
provides academic adjustments and auxiliary aid to meet the institutions academic
requirements.

About the Instructor

Mr. Jonathan Lewis, a graduate of Christ for the Nations Institute and currently serves as
the Worship Major Chair at CFNI. Mr. Lewis is a gifted teacher and worship leader and
has a passion to reproduce effective leaders so that the Church might reach its complete
potential. Mr. Lewis is married to the love of his life, Joanna, and together they have four
children. You may contact Mr. Lewis through the student portal or at jlewis@cfni.org